tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post2289872559880775999..comments2016-12-09T08:25:17.341-05:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: THURSDAY, Feb. 12, 2009- G & S Kennedy ("Slumdog Millionaire" locale /Old-time gossip queen Maxwell / Bluesman Rush / R&B singer Hilson)Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger101125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67132486136477839172009-03-20T19:49:00.000-04:002009-03-20T19:49:00.000-04:00Bronc/bronco----travel out West sometime---one rid...Bronc/bronco----travel out West sometime---one rides and breaks a bronc not a bronco, that one is a wild bronc not a wild bronco, in a rodeo they are bucking broncs not bucking broncos, one gets bucked off of a bronc not a bronco.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76439392967814752702009-03-19T18:51:00.000-04:002009-03-19T18:51:00.000-04:00My error came on the location of the Stern School....My error came on the location of the Stern School. I put NYC (i.e. New York City) instead of NYU (presumably New York University--who knew? obviously not me!) and wound up with "ZULC" as the last member of the phonetic alphabet. Otherwise, I really enjoyed it.<BR/><BR/>RobRob Parsonsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15412872126911330842009-02-13T04:26:00.000-05:002009-02-13T04:26:00.000-05:00No problem with the R. As Darwin is refereced by h...No problem with the R. As Darwin is refereced by his birth, it seems OK to enter the initial even though we've never heard it.<BR/><BR/>ORIGINOFSPECIES is sloppy, but so clued.<BR/><BR/>But the cluing of the I-10 theme answer threw me. Lincoln led the country, he led the army.. but I wouldn't think of him as leading the Republican Party. He was put up as a dark horse, I think.. and, well, that answer never came to me. I had the A from ORNATE, possibly the R from ..IRON and the Y from EYES. ARMY. Now, how to fit in UNION.. oh REPUBLICAN (as, of the Republic..) So I wrote in REPUBLICANARMY from each side, and with such confidence that I did not realize that I had now REPUBLICANBARMY, the unnoticed B being the bottom of SCRAB (for SCRAP.) Oh well. SM-- for STLO was so impossible I passed the paper on to a friend who discovered the error. Then it took a while to find someone who might know the name of a Brad Pitt movie of four letters starting with T. And that's how this puzzle was solved.<BR/><BR/>BRONC is cool. Nothing wrong with it- that's the way it's said.<BR/><BR/>Thought INLA was clunky, though like seeing LA.<BR/><BR/>bit / ATOM doesn't seem right- atoms are so elemental.<BR/><BR/>ZULU is evasive, but strong.<BR/><BR/>Good to see LORRE in the puzzle, though I don't know his NERO.<BR/><BR/>Had a glass of Absinthe while solving.liquid el layhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00955796642605260715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42591981624482428622009-02-12T23:09:00.000-05:002009-02-12T23:09:00.000-05:00All y'all with the sniffles, take COLD-fX every da...All y'all with the sniffles, take COLD-fX every day forever and you will never have another cold. Buy it in bulk on-line at Amazon and save $$.<BR/><BR/>Cute puzzle. Ditto someone above re loving ORIGIN OF SPECIES as the symmetrical counterpart to REPUBLICAN PARTY. Thanks Kennedy father and son for the extra work to make that happen!<BR/><BR/>--JDJane Dohhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06121774603671545699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76065586963275074052009-02-12T22:52:00.000-05:002009-02-12T22:52:00.000-05:00real waffles require beaten egg whites. It's not ...real waffles require beaten egg whites. It's not a lot of ingredients, but you need an extra bowl and either an electric mixer or a lot of whisking. Simple, but time consuming and a little messy. And well worth it, IMO.treedwellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12634227778469664442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54243289878282990262009-02-12T21:51:00.000-05:002009-02-12T21:51:00.000-05:00@orange: There are only 4 or 5 ingredients in waff...@orange: There are only 4 or 5 ingredients in waffles and pancakes, and that includes salt. Save your pennies and make your own. It takes no time at all to make them fresh, and then they don't taste like aerosol. Nice little retro ad, though.machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67668652396972569162009-02-12T21:15:00.000-05:002009-02-12T21:15:00.000-05:00@orange gosh does that sound yucky!!!@orange gosh does that sound yucky!!!chefbeahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66911329207556877742009-02-12T21:01:00.000-05:002009-02-12T21:01:00.000-05:001809 was a heckuva year for notable births. Add B...1809 was a heckuva year for notable births. Add Braille, Mendelssohn, Haydn, Tennyson, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and Kit Carson among others to Abe, Darwin, and Poe. Quite a haul.Chip Hiltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11944056030047563287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3206751052039822742009-02-12T21:00:00.000-05:002009-02-12T21:00:00.000-05:00I have no problem with the initial. I have no prob...I have no problem with the initial. I have no problem anytime Darwin's name can get mentioned. It needs to get mentioned more. I recall during the election I saw a poll that said that only 40% (or thereabouts) of people in the US believed in evolution. That statistic scares the crap out of me. I can remember the first time I learned that Darwin and Lincoln we born in the same year. I was surprised. Darwin just seemed so much more "modern" to me.<BR/><BR/>Like the puzzle outside that issue as well. SNEAK/SNACK, ZULU, WAFFLEIRON. Though there's something about the SMELT/HOES/FAT row that's a little disturbing!<BR/><BR/><BR/>@Crosscan: We only get to add to the urban legend when some Lincoln brothers write a Kennedy crossword.<BR/><BR/><BR/>@Greene: AMEN to the Kern cluing crisis!jeff in chicagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10492964479021891094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52169233400512768212009-02-12T20:31:00.000-05:002009-02-12T20:31:00.000-05:00@michael: I also heard E.O. Wilson speak this wee...@michael: I also heard E.O. Wilson speak this week--Monday night. Pretty depressing stuff from a brilliant man.PlantieBeahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01960277851368508036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43682647102337557892009-02-12T20:24:00.000-05:002009-02-12T20:24:00.000-05:00I liked the puzzle and found it easy for a Thursda...I liked the puzzle and found it easy for a Thursday, perhaps because I've been hearing about the Darwin/Lincoln thing for weeks now. And I went to a talk today by E.O. Wilson in celebration of Darwin Day (a new holiday for me though I hear it is several years old). <BR/><BR/> But one mistake -- NYC/zulc. I knew zulc was wrong, but couldn't come upe with nyu/zulu for some reason.michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10803207402155149552009-02-12T20:17:00.000-05:002009-02-12T20:17:00.000-05:00That was a good Newsweek cover story even if they ...That was a good Newsweek cover story even if they were forcing a bit of an apple/orange comparison of their lasting influence. <BR/><BR/>Everything below Lincoln was pretty mediocre, except for St. Moritz, which reminded me a girl from there with whom I traveled on a journey from London to Geneva back when I was sixteen. There is always some merit to the puzzle.fergushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23543913006443899972009-02-12T19:36:00.000-05:002009-02-12T19:36:00.000-05:00Anonymous 6:52, I just have to chime in and say "u...Anonymous 6:52, I just have to chime in and say "up yours." Really. When Blogger's system allows random, anonymous people to get a website falsely labeled as "objectionable," it's not caving in to remove the picture. It's a survival mechanism. If Rex were letting the Victorians run the show, would he keep blogging about penises and John Lennon? ("Up yours" = "up your nose with a rubber hose," of course. Nothing too objectionable!)<BR/><BR/>Waffle/pancake batter is now available in a <A HREF="http://www.batterblaster.com/" REL="nofollow">spray can</A>. "Sounds like that godawful chemical spray cheese," you say? Au contraire, mes ami(e)s! Batter Blaster is <I>organic</I>. I kid not. Organic! I gotta try that stuff.Orangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11791615299504632222009-02-12T19:06:00.000-05:002009-02-12T19:06:00.000-05:00Jeopardy just featured Darwin/ Lincoln clues.Jeopardy just featured Darwin/ Lincoln clues.Abe no middle name Lincolnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29281142091253820672009-02-12T18:52:00.000-05:002009-02-12T18:52:00.000-05:00It looks like you removed the photo of Lennon. I ...It looks like you removed the photo of Lennon. I must say I find it quite disapointing that you buckled under pressure from some pathological prude who objected to a photograph containing a penis. Do you really want to allow such people to run your life? Score one for the bad guys, with an assist from Rex.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71306155217870311652009-02-12T18:47:00.000-05:002009-02-12T18:47:00.000-05:00Went to the PO to buy some stamps and was asked: S...Went to the PO to buy some stamps and was asked: Sheet or COIL? I tried to get the postmaster to weigh-in on the blog commentary but it seems they do not have the ability to blog and work at the USPO.<BR/><BR/>@andrea, be my valentine.<BR/><BR/>@Rex, I have found watching old B&amp;W Perry Mason episodes to help with flu-like symptoms.<BR/><BR/>Kennedy bros, nice job!dkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17317008233459295376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88168424256566004492009-02-12T18:40:00.000-05:002009-02-12T18:40:00.000-05:00@chefbea: I don't make waffles very often, but I h...@chefbea: I don't make waffles very often, but I have to when the inlaws are with us, because I have the ancient "family waffle iron"...<BR/>The product is much better than IHOP's, and my pure maple syrup is the best!<BR/><BR/>@Andrea: great anecdote, love your description of Mrs. Beame. I bet you your friend dk will tell you that it's no wonder Maidie thinks you are still 18!<BR/><BR/>@Rex: stick with those toddies (of course the ones with whiskey). You may not be better, but you'll feel like you are.machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63139761773216623762009-02-12T18:39:00.000-05:002009-02-12T18:39:00.000-05:00Ok, one error now...bankruptcy; Good Grief!JoeOk, one error now...<I>bankruptcy</I>; Good Grief!<BR/><BR/>JoeJoefromMtVernonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06030453374212116105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45603571506520876112009-02-12T18:37:00.000-05:002009-02-12T18:37:00.000-05:00I was POSITIVE that I was so clever - using NOLA (...I was POSITIVE that I was so clever - using NOLA (New Orleans LA) as the flood scene!! Would NOT give it up. Newbies make the funniest errors!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39301058781713390962009-02-12T18:36:00.000-05:002009-02-12T18:36:00.000-05:00Rex:Abe Beame immediately prceeded Ed Koch. He cam...Rex:<BR/><BR/>Abe Beame immediately prceeded Ed Koch. He came after John Lindsey who lost favor with NYC residents (especially those in Queesn) in 1969 after a bizzard that left the city (especially Queens) a mess. There was a news story about it last week, since it was the 40th aniversary. Beame came along just as NYC's economy plunged to near bankrupsy. Koch went up against him in the primary, and the rest, as they say, is history.<BR/><BR/>Lots of leaps of faith, no errors...and a decent Thursday Time. What more can you ask for.<BR/><BR/>JoeJoefromMtVernonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06030453374212116105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46923554884676354492009-02-12T18:33:00.000-05:002009-02-12T18:33:00.000-05:00wow, so much kvetching about a midddle initial ---...wow, so much kvetching about a midddle initial --- so C.R.D. has one, and A.L. doesn't.<BR/><BR/>(BTW, NMI is the official government entry for Abe to use on applications calling for a middle initial).<BR/><BR/>Two factoids to file away for future solving. <BR/><BR/>Plus, the future clue of "Darwin's middle name" can never again be considered WTF as a non google / wiki source (RP's write up) has made it common knowledge!<BR/><BR/>So, finishing hand washing my tole tray, I'm of to find a coil of stamps --- neither action foreign to me.<BR/><BR/>.../GlitchGlitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940000404613329056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35891675513706659662009-02-12T18:22:00.000-05:002009-02-12T18:22:00.000-05:00@SethG: Thanks much! Will pore through the data.AV...@SethG: Thanks much! Will pore through the data.<BR/><BR/>AVAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89006549753542114362009-02-12T18:00:00.000-05:002009-02-12T18:00:00.000-05:00@SethG: As Poincaré said "It is impossible for the...@SethG: As Poincaré said "It is impossible for the improbable never to happen".pochttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08861361305246858918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12173303568873141762009-02-12T17:21:00.000-05:002009-02-12T17:21:00.000-05:00(Skip this paragraph, most of you.) AV, you can ge...(Skip this paragraph, most of you.) AV, you can get recent~ish info from the <A HREF="http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/VitalStats.htm" REL="nofollow">CDC</A>. Births indeed vary by month, but more significant by far is the daily variance--weekdays dominate. So looking at April births in '06, for example, where there were 5 Sat/Sun and 4 of everything else, will give a different picture than <BR/>April births in '08, when there were 5 Tues/Wed. And the heaviest individual days tend to be 9 months after holidays, and these patterns were all surely different 200 years ago.<BR/><BR/>Basically, assuming uniform birth patterns won't be 100% accurate, but will be close enough to get close enough. Also, keep in mind that it's a near certainty that <I>something</I> highly improbable will happen. <BR/><BR/>Er, what? The puzzle? It was fine. Don't like the R., actually had "WAKE UP" at first, but Darwin's book cleared that up. I wonder if IN LA means we can start getting "Brown-like" instead of the cross initials I never remember. I once served frozen yogurt to the first Jewish mayor of Pittsburgh, who is still alive and probably looks a lot like Maidie.SethGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13753036404140901368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9965605360411557762009-02-12T16:56:00.000-05:002009-02-12T16:56:00.000-05:00@Andrea - welcome back to daytime - I've missed yo...@Andrea - welcome back to daytime - I've missed you. And if I ever get reincarnated, I want to come back as you!<BR/><BR/>Rex - hope by now you're feeling much better. <BR/><BR/>@Crosscan- how did I miss that connection? Positively spooky.JannieBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18282015159638078416noreply@blogger.com